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To succeed in business-in anything really-you need to become obsessed with being better. How can I be a better leader? How can we offer better customer service? How can we sell better? How can we work better as a team? How can we have better transparency as a company? How can we embrace change better?
The obsession with being better hit Damon right between the eyes when one of his first customers threatened the entire business model he built on the first day that he was officially self-employed. That phone call was a brutal awakening. But it was also a blessing in disguise. It underscored the ever-pressing need to not just be good, but to be better. In all departments. At all times.
That's where this book comes in. Believe in Better includes the ten key areas within the realm of business that will drive unprecedented success and growth when you simply focus on being better.
Because being the best is fleeting. Being better is forever.
About the author
As CEO of Alpine Intel,
DAMON STAFFORD is responsible for creating strategic direction, executing growth initiatives, and overseeing the executive management team. He leads the organization with his passion for building scalable, profitable growth through a combination of people, software development, and process automation.
He is the founder of two market leaders in the property claims space, HVACi and StrikeCheck, as well as CCG IQ, which houses shared services. Damon's leadership skills guided CCG IQ through six merger and acquisition transactions.
Prior to founding CCG IQ and its suite of services in 2011, Damon held roles at IBM and EMC. He became devoted to solving problems with technology and data software, which established the philosophy of the CCG IQ and Alpine Intel technology platform.
Damon is a North Carolina native and holds a degree in Business Management from East Carolina University.
Summary
There are endless books out there about businesses that had their core principles for success baked right into their corporate DNA from the beginning. This is NOT that book. Believe in Better: The Evolution of Core Principles That Pioneered an Industry is the business book for the rest of us. For those who figure things out as we go along, always working to make tomorrow better than yesterday.
In this captivating narrative, industry pioneer Damon Stafford shares the journey of his company, Alpine Intel―a bootstrapped start-up that exploded to over 1,000 employees and a valuation of half a billion dollars in just over ten years.
As CEO of Alpine Intel, Damon is responsible for creating strategic direction, executing growth initiatives, and overseeing the executive management team. He leads the organization with his passion for building scalable, profitable growth through a combination of people, software development, and process automation.
Believe in Better is Damon’s journey to discover these core values, based on the business principles detailed in the book―evergreen principles like transparency, teamwork, and embracing change. Whether you are a C-Suite exec or senior leader embedded deep in the unique Insure-Tech space, or maybe you are a hungry entrepreneur who is simply looking for tried-and-true guidance on evolving your own core business principles, this book is a journey that is certain to entertain, enlighten, and inspire.
